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COURT OF INQUIRY
' RETURNS TO HAVANA
Weeks May Elapse Before the Decision Is Given.
Belief Is Firm That the Maine Was Blown Up
by Design The Divers Are Unable to Work
with Much Despatch.
Key AVest, Fin., Feb. 2S. Tho naval
court of Inquiry began Its sessions hep;
to-day, with Lleutenat Blandln as the
first witness. Ho was before tlio court
about an hour.
The naval olllcers sat In Judge
Locke's private chamber off the main
court room. No marines were on guard
hut all the doors were closed.
The oflleers of the Maine loryised
around the big court room until sum
moned to give testimony.
Those who were called as witnesses
before the luncheon recess at 1 o'clock
were Lieutenants Blandln, Hood, Jun
gen and Wow and Cadets lironson and
I3o3d. No enlisted men were examined
nt the morning session.
Lieutenant Commander Maiix, who
received the list of witnesses, said the
Inquiry was progressing well.
The United States cruiser Detroit
galled to the Tortugas to-day with' pro
visions for the fleet.
The court reconvened at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. Lieutenant Homari,
who testified at Havana, was again
called. Lieutenant of Marines Catlin
gave his evidence quickly and was fol
lowed by Boatswain Larkln, Gunner
Hill and Carpenter Holmes. The two
latter were on shore at the time of the
explosion and could tell little of value.
At ten minutes nasi throe court
adjourned until to-morrow mornlmr at
ten. Juried Advocate Marlx said:
"The stenographers have all they can
transcribe In record form and there Is
no use of our working lonsrer to-day."
In reply to a question as to what
would be done with a witness when
no longer of service to the court, he
said no decision had been reached on
that point, but one would be shortly.
Captain Sampson seemed satisfied
with the day's work but said nothing
could ba given out.
After the court room was cleared for
the day Captain Sampson had a short
Interview with Rear Admiral SIcard
ar.d returned .to the Iowa. Captain
Chadwlck and Lleutenat Commander
Potter were taken on board the New
York.
Few knew more than was known this
morning. An officer of the Maine, how
ever, wh'o had been examined by the
court during the day, talked at length
with the correspondent of th'e As
sociated Press.
"I can't, tell you," he said, "what line
of questioning was adopted; but the
court will find. I believe, that the
Maine was blown up by design, though
I don't think It will ha able to as
certain exnetly how. The court's find
ing will be based on negative rather
than positive evidence.
"By th'is, I mean that nil the testi
mony heard so far has bit by bit, up
set the theories of those who think the
explosion was of Internal origin. This
negative evidence Is so strong and so
general that I see no possibility of the
court deciding that the explosion was
internal. The only alternative left foi
the court Is to fall back on evidence
which points to th'e Intentional blowing
up of the Maine. This. I think, will
l)e done, unless the court formulates a
theory of Its own or declares that it
does not know how the disaster oc
curred, both of which conjectures I
think Improbable."
As bearing on the value of .the opin
ion of the ollleer in question, it must
be borne In mind that he was before
the court for about fifteen minutes
only and that he has at all times ex
pressed himself ns confident that .the
explosion was not due to accident.
Members of the coutt, when the sub
stance of the Interview was brought to
their attention, declined to have any
thing to say. All the hljjh naval and
military ot'.iclala here when asked
crucial questions politely profeas Ignor
ance. NEWS AT WASIIINQTON.
Olliclnls in Coiiitnnt Communication
Willi Admiral Kicnrd.
Washington, Feb. 28,-tA.t the close
of olllce hours a telegram lame to the
navy department from Admiral SIcard
at Key West in the following terms:
Key West, Feb. 28. To tho Secretary of
the Nuvy: "Court of inquiry will com
mence sibston at Key West today. They
must resume session at Havana to obtain
evidence of divers after further work
upon the wreck,
(Signed) SIcard."
The Important feature of this commu
nlcatlon Is the declaration that the
court will return to Havana. It sets at
rest rumors that have been current for
some days past that the court was
not to return to Havana for the rea
son that it had discovered the cause
of the sinking of the Maine, which was
not an accident, and that they hud con-
sequently no further business In Hav
ana. One Important deduction to'be drawn
from the message was that the report
of the court of Inquiry can scarcely be
expected for several weeks to come.
The court will be occupied at Key "West
for some d-iys at least In taking the
testimony of the survivors there. Then
upon tliu retnrn to Havana It Is ex
pected that a good deal of time must
elapse before the divers can get
through the mud which now .encom
passes the lower part of the wreck' of
the Maine -and examine the bottbm.
After this la done the court must de
liberate In order to secure an agree-
ment UDon their findings. The nrevn
lent belief at the navy department Is!
that up to this moment the court has
not even undertaken to compare notes
and endeavor to reach such an agree
ment. A Cubun mail was received during
the day nnd with the candor which has
so far characterized all his dealings
with the public In this matter. Sec
retary Long caused It to be given to the
newspaper reporters as soon as he had
read It himself. It was made up of one
Utter from Captain Sampson dated at
Huvnnu,February 23, and although It
Is simply a statement of events that
had already been reported by tele
graph, one fact Is significant, viz., the
statement that the testimony of cer
tain civilian witnesses before the court
would be of no Importance. His letter
Is as follows:
February, Kl, lM)i
Sir: The court has taken the testimony
of nil the olllcers of the Maine still here.
Tomorrow we will tuke such testimonv
ns thu divers have accumulated. Tho
night Arm arrived here this morning
nnd reported to Captain Slgsbeo according
to tho orders.
I trust that some wrecking company
will he given the entlro job ns no other
plan will bo feasible.
There aro two citizens in the hnrbor
who have testified their willingness to
testify, although they have nothing im
portant. After taking this evidence nmi thnt nf
I tho dWers I propose to return to Key
"'ni a"u lunw mo uviuenco oi tne olll
cers nnd men there.
It may be necessary to return hero alter
further progress has been mado with the
divers. Very respectfully,
AV. T. S.unpson, Ceptaln U. S. N.
ACTIVITY AT KEY WEST.
The reports that came from Key
"West about great activity and tho ob
servance of unusual precautions among
the few soldiers quartered there was
received with amusement at army
headquarters here. It was said that
no orders had gone forward from this
city to explain the bustle, but there
was the best reason to suspect that tho
commandant was simply brushing up
the post and putting his best foot for
ward against the expected appearance
there on his tour of Inspection of Gen
eral Merrltt, the commanding general
of the department of the east. The
gunboat Wilmington sailed today from
La Guayra for Barbardoes, traveling
over the ground covered a few days
before by the Cincinnati and Castlne.
All of the boats are slowly cruising
around In the Carrlbean and will bo so
employed until April, when they will go
south ngaln. , Secretary Long said at
the close of office hours that no orders
had gone out to send another warship
to Havana, reports to the contrary not
withstanding. At the "White House the utmost quiet
prevails. Many offers have come from
organizations and individuals of their
services In case of a contlict. Some of
the congressional callers also have
stnted to the president that their states
were ready to furnish full quotas of
men.
Secretaries Long and Alger, and Rep
resentative Dlngley were nmong the
president's visitors today, hut it was
stated that they had nothing of Im
portance on the Main affair to discuss
with him. Mr. Dlngley spoke after
ward In strong terms against reports
that financial circles in New York were
being sounded as to the readiness with
which funds could be raised In an emer
gency. The attention of Secretary Gage
was called to the published statement
that he was making preparations for
a bond Issue, and thnt the bureau of
engraving and printing was preparing
the plates. The secretary pronounced
the statement unqualifiedly false. No
such action has even been considered,
ho said.
AT TUG WRECK.
Spanish Divers'Uid Not .Mnko Their
Kxitmlniitlon Yesterday.
Havana, Feb. 28. Senator Proctor
had expected to pay his personal re
spects to Captain General Blanco to
day, In tho company of his traveling
companion, Colonel Parker and Consul
General Lee, but the captain general
has been unusually busy In getting
ready for the outgoing malls and has
fixed 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon for
Senator Proctor's call.
Only one body haa been recovered
today and It has not yet been Identi
fied, though there are hopes that it
may be later. With any others recov
ered In time, It will go with the wound
ed on tho Bache to the Dry TortugaB
and Key AVest. On her next trip north
the Bache will carry to Key West the
first company of wounded taken to the
Dry Tortugas.
The Spanish divers did not make
their examination today. Captain
Sigsbee expected them, nnd probably
will be advised tonight as to when
they will begin thu Investigation. He
was much gratified nt recovering to
day, (n good condition, his insignia
of tho Order of tho Red Eagle (Prus
sian) and the gold medal presented to
him by tho International Fisheries ex
hibition in London In 1883.
Lcto today Captain McGee, of the
tug Right Arm, received orders from
the contractors to hire such lighters as
sue necessary to remove tho debris
from tho wreck. This will facilitate
the work of removing the dend and
generally hasten operations.
Sennior Proctor, who passed most of
tho day Indoors, writing private let
ters and reading, snys his visit will
he oo brief to make his observations
of nny Interest In the public and there
foiu ho has nothing to offer for publi
cation. BATTLE AT PUERTO PRINCIPE.
La Lucha published late this evening
an offlclul dispatch giving an account
of a battle In the province of Puerto
Principe, in which the Insurgents aro
said to have lost 1SI killed and
wounded.
According to the dispatch the battle
took place February 18 and 19 In and
near tho Santa Ines and Hlnojosa Hills.
The Spanish force, which was under
the command of General JImlncz Cas
tellanos, numbered 2,400 Infantry and
400 cavalry. The insurgents numbered
3,000.
The insurgents left 87 dead on tho
field. Among the killed were Colonel
Alvnro Rodriguez, Commandant Angel
Roclo and other oflleers. According to
th& dispatch the Spaniards lost one
oillcer, Lieutenant Porajo, and seven
soldiers killed and three officers and
seventy-three soldiers wounded.
The Spanish troops are said to have
captured many weapons, a large quan
tity of ammunition nnd thirty-four
horses.
WORK OP TIIR DIVERS.
It Is Necessarily Very Slov--3Iauy
IWIIiciiltics Kncountcrcd.
Havana, Feb. 2S. Little work was
done today by divers from the tug
Right Arm. Captain McGee, wh Is In
chargt-, seems to lack authority frmi
lh" wrecking ieople or others, and Is
Indisposed to work on his own Judg
ment, except In smaller details.
Captain Sigsbee was on hoard Uvj
United fctatcs lighthoii tender Fern
until 2 o'clock this afternoon. lib
waited for the Spanish divers but they
did not appear.
Captain Sigsbee thinks Spain has a
moral and international right to make
an independent examination and he
will give the Spanish divers such facil
ities as are possible.
Captain Sigsbee hopes the survey,
steamer Bache will return to the Tor-'
tugas tomorrow or the next day with
all the Maine's wounded left here, and,
he also hopes to send on the Bache
hereafter all the remnliiH of the dead
recovered In a condition making It pos
sible to place them In colllns.
The dlfllculty experienced In recov
ering the bodies in not understood by
any but the divers. The latter work
ed for three hours trying to bring out
one body Intact and one of the divers
had a bad fall and several got their
air tubes tangled. Even then they
could not extricate the remains.
The principal efforts of the divers
are not directed toward clearing the
upper wreckage, smoke stacks, decks,
gun hatches, bridges, cranes and grat
ings. Then if not before, all the dead
can be removed.
Captain Sigsbee continues to receive
letters in great numbers. All the
queries about the men who lost their
lives when the Maine was blown up are
answered ns soon as possible If there
Is anything to be told.
One of the saddest letters received
by Captain Sigsbee was from the
brother of a dead man, who wrote that
when death was claiming tho victim
his friends at home were celebrating
his birthday and wishing him many
happy returns of the day.
Chaplain Chadwlck has been com
mended by Captain Sigsbee as a man,
a priest and an officer. He is always
cheerful, nnd Is doing the most effect
ive work possible.
Senator Proctor nnd his companion,
Colonel Parker, with Consul General
JV.ee paid their respects to Captain Gen
eral Blanco today. They were cordial
ly received.
The senator has not yet witnessed
the distribution of the relief under the
auspices of the Red Cross society of
the United States, but will do so today
or tomorrow. Miss Barton's latest ad
ditions to her staff are men who have
been In the Red Cross society's service
for years and who have been in Ar
menia and elsewhere.
FOR THE NAVAL MILITIA.
Allotment ot the Mini Appropriated
by the (.'oveiuiiii'iit,
Washington, Feb. 28. The navy de
partment has Just completed the allot
ment among the states of the appro
priation of $50,000 made for the assist
ance of the naval militia organizations.
The allotments are smaller this year
than heretofore, owing to the fact that
while the appropriation remains sta
tionary the organizations are increas
ing in numbers, hence the effort now
being made to secure from congress an
Increase of the appropriation to $60,
000. The allotments are as follows:
For books, etc j ;,ig
Callfoinlu i,ir,3
Connecticut 1,71
Florida 2,00s
Georgia 2.12)
Illinois c,617
Louisiana 2,S2
Maryland 2,.7)1
Massachusetts 4,7k:
Michigan 2.0S1
New Jersey -j.'SM
New York G,oy;
North Carolina 2.4S3
Ohio 2.CT
Pennsylvania j, 2,3.12
llhodo Island 1,40:1
South Curollna 1,011
Virginia 475
Total $50,000
THE CORTES DISSOLVFD.
Spanish Statesmen Will Now Appeal
to Hie People (or Advlcti.
Washington, Feb. 28. Tho state de
partment today received tho following
dispatch from Minister Woodford at
Madrid:
"Decreo dissolving Spanish cortes
February 20, New cortes will meet
April 25."
The dissolution of the cortes had been
expected, and It may be attended with
Important results. The two parties,
Liberal and Conservative, will now ap
peal to the country and on the result
will depend the political complexion of
the ministry, The Sagasta ministry,
now la. uower. 1s Liberal. Itsj roten-
tlon In power means much nt tho pres
ent Juncture, for it was on the advent
of the Sagnsta regime that General
Weyler wus recalled, tho reconcentrado
decrees were annulled and the present
plan of autonomy put In force. Tho
policy now being pursued by General
Blanco In Cuba Is an entire reversal of
that under the Conservative regime of
Canovns nnd his successor, and It Is
felt that the continuance of this policy
Is no less at stake than tho ministry
itself In the outcome of the present
elections.
Senor riu Bosc, tho Spanish charge
d'nltalres, has not received ofllcial noti
fication of tho dissolution of tho cqrtes,
but ho says this was expected, as tho
work of the present cortes was con
cluded. Under the laws of Spain, forty
days must expire before tho election of
the new cortes occurs. Mr. du Bosc,
who Is hfmself a Liberal, and a warm
supporter of the Sagasta ministry, says
there Is no doubt tho result will be the
return of a Liberal majority in the cor
tes and the consequent continuance of
the present ministry. All parties of
late have given loyal aid to the Liberal
ministry and its policy toward Cuba
and the present time Is regarded by
Mr. du Bosc as auspicious for a calm
campaign, which he asserts will con
tinue the present authorities In power.
He Eays there Is no significance In tho
dissolution at this time. In other quar
ters It Is felt that the Conservatives
may take this opportunity to regain
the reins of government by making a
campaign against the Cuban policy o.
.the Sagasta regime. The Weyier ele
ment Is another growing factor In Span
lib affairs, and It Is expected that the
Weylerltes either will cast their In
ituencc with tho Conservatives, who
s,cnt General AVeyler to Havana, or
else make their appearance as a dis
tinct organ, representative of the army
and nnvy and the martial spirit in
general.
PRAISE FOR M'KINLEY.
.Tho London Standard Admires His
Stiitrsmiuilik Moderation.
t London, March, J. The Dally News
commenting editorially this morning on
the relations between the United
States and Spain says: "Spain can
I, expect no support, moral or otherwise,
of England against the United States.
She has ruined Cuba, as she has ruined
or lost every colony, by the grossest
corruption, cruelty and maladministra
tion, and she must be left to settle
the account for It with those whom It
may concern without any sympathy on
our nart."
The Standard In an editorial on the
same general topic highly praises Pres
i ident McKInley.'s .stutesmnnllke moder
ation, and recognizes that "It would
be only human nature that proof of tho
Maine having been blown up from tho
outside should epgender a dangerous
war feeling In America."
Sir Edward James Reed, the eminent
naval expert, writes to the Times this
morning expressing the opinion that
the Mnlne could be re-floated for a
tithe of her cost.
BIG FURNACES SOLD.
Tho Carnegie Company Purchases
Hie Cnrrie Mill.
Pittsburg, Feb. 28. The Post tomor
row will announce the sale of the Car
rie furnaces to the Carnegie Steel com
pany, limited, by the Messrs. Fownes.
The sale was a cash one and while no
figures are given the plant was valued
at $000,000.
The Carrie furnaces are at Rankin
station, dlrectlv onnoslte tlm front
I Homestead works and within five mln-
t lltps limit nt thf "KMirnr Thrtmenw o,l
three minutes of the Duquesne mills.
The output Is six hundred tons a day,
which gives the Carnegie company a
dally production of 0,400 tons of pig.
This is 83 per cent, of the total output
of Allegheny county and the Carnegie
company now controls 17 of the 30 fur
naces In Pittsburg. The new Carrie
furnaces are so situated that the Car
negie company can use the direct pro
cess to all of its Monongahela valley
plants.
Seven Yrnrs tor Breder.
Philadelphia, Feb. 2S. Judge Butler to
day In the United States district court
sentenced Cyrus E. Breder, former cash
ier of the First National bank, of Beth
lehem, to seven years' Imprisonment.
Whllo sentence was being imposed Breder
nlmost collapsed and was led from tho
room In tears. Ho pleaded guilty last
Monday to embezzling over $20,000 from
the bank. Ho disappeared from Bethle
hem about one year ago and was arrest
ed In St. Clair, Mich.
Jeflrie h Quick Winner.
Los Angeles, Cal Feb. 2.S. Tho God-dard-Jcffrles
fight ended In the third
round tonight when Goddard's second
threw up the sponge. The referee let
the fight go until the fourth round when
ho declared In favor of Jeffries. God.
dard was badly pui.lshcd.
Zoln Commended.
Chicago, Feb. 23. Tho Chicago Press
club today passed resolution Upholding'
Emllo Zola In his defense of Dreyfus,
and declaring for the free expression of
thought, nnd open trials for all accused
men.
Cignrmnkers Fnll.
Reading, Feb. 28. Executions aggre
gating $31,000 were Issued against Glaser,
Frame & Co., cigar manufacturers, this
afternoon, and the place was closed by
tho sheriff. Tho cauFO of tho failure was
depression In the cigar trade.
Chief Johnson Suspended.
Camden, N. J., Feb. 2S. Samuel W.
JohiiBon, chief of police of Stockton, was
today suspended by tho town council of
that placo pending tho result of his trial
for connection with tho attempt to bribe
tho Shaw murder Jury.
Clerk Geiirliurl' Successor.
Harrisburg, Feb. 28. Secretary of tho
Commonwealth Martin announced tho ap
pointment of George D. Thorn, of Adams
county, to be chief clerk In the state
department to succeed the late Wilson M.
Gearhart.
Sliot n Sporting Man.
New York. Feb. 2S.-Emll T. Gulzman,
a Jewelry salesman, shot and Instantly
killed Nicholas Pontus, a sporting man,
on tho street today. Gulzman said there
were family reasons for tho deed, but he
would not say what they were.
Htenmhip Arrlrnln.
Now York, Feb. 28. Cleared: Trave,
Bremen via Southampton. Liverpool
Bulled: Ktrurla, New York. Gibraltar
Balled: Kaiser Wllhelm II, Genoa and
Napleu for New Yoik.
WAR CLOUDS IN
CENTRAL AMERICA
Affairs at Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Claim Attention.
AROUSE SERIOUS APPREHENSION
Titer Tlircnton to Draw All tho Cen
tral American Republics Into nn
Armod Coufi ct--Tho Trouble Be
tween Chllo nnd tho Argentine
Republic.
Washington, Feb. 28. The condition
of affairs between Nlcarnuga and Costa
Rica Is beglnnlg to nrouse serious ap
prehension In official circles, us it Is
said to threaten to Involve not only
these two countries In war, but also
to draw all of tho Central American
republics into nn armed conflict. The
diet of the Greater republic Including
Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvador
has submitted a demand en Costa Rica
for an explanation of the entrance of
an armed force of five hundred men
from Costa Rica Into Nicaragua. No
reply has been given so far as Is
IfwnvjM lii nfUniilto fm Vlnnrn rlln.
asserts tlint the bOO armed men
entering from Costa Rica were not an
unauthorized force, but were acting
with the knowledge of the president of
Costa Rica. If Costa Rica gives no
explanation In response to the demand
of the diet, It Is feared serious trouble
will follow. Tho real controversy be
tween Nicaragua and Costa' Rica Is
over the territory adjacent to the In
teroeeanlc canal. A recent Incident has
intensified tho feeling of the Costa
Ricans over the boundary matter. This
was th'e at rest of Mr. Bache, the Costa
Rlcan consul seneinl to Nicaragua on
the charge of being a rebel. He was
tried, convicted and sentenced to live
years' imprifconment but subsequently
escaped. It Is not generally known
that Secretary Sherman Intervened In
this affair and requested President
Zelaya, of Nicaragua. In tho interest
of peace, to release tlache. President
Zelaya promptly assented and In a de
cree announced that Bache would be
llbtrated in accordance with Mr. Sher
man's request If the tribunal convicted
him of u revolutionary movement.
Since then Nicaragua has published
the secret cipher dispatches alleged to
have passed between Ruche nnd the
NIcaruguan rebels In Salvador and
these Nicaragua claims fully estab
lish a charge that Costa Rica's officials
j was working to overthrow the Zelaya
government.
CHILE AND ARGENTINE REPUB
LIC. Washington, Fe!. 28. In diplomatic
circles It Is said that the reports that
war Is imminent between Chile and tho
Argentine republic are not well found
ed and that, on the coiurarv, arbitra
tion by the British government has
Veen agreei upon us a means of set
tlement of differences. The boundary
delimitation has been a source of ser
ious difference for some years, nnd
this has cauM'd much popular agitation
and talk of war. Some time ago, how
ever, the countries agreed to submit the
entire boundary question to the decis
ion of Great Uritoln.
The assent of the British government
was secured nnd the arbitration Is nov
In course of execution. Notwithstand
ing this agreement, it is said that a
considerable JInjjo element exists In
both countries, but at the legations of
both Chile and Argentina It is stated
that officials attach no cerluusness to
the war rumors.
BALL MAGNATES MEET.
National ftonrd ol Arbitrators De
libemtb nt St. Louis.
St. Louis, Feb. 28. A protracted
meeting of the national board of arbi
tration of tho National League of Base j
Ball clubs was held today nnd a nurn-
ber of cases were disposed of before 1
final adjournment. It was rumored,
while the meeting wns being held be
hind closed doors, that It had taken
upon Itself tho election of a new
member to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Charles H. Byrne, of
Brooklyn, nnd had chosen A. L. Reach,
of Philadelphia. This was later found
to be untrue as only the National
league has such authority.
As it Is the duty of the board to hear
and determine all disputes and com
plaints between associations, clubs
and members of the same, the business
passed upon was of that nature.
President N. E. Young presided and
there were present A. II. Soden, of
Boston; F. Dellaas Robison, of Cleve
land; J. A. Hnrt, of Chicago, and John
T. Brush, of Cincinnati.
J. Ilerndon's petition for release
from reservation by the Reading, Pa
club was granted, and the petition of
W. F. McFarland for release from res
ervation by the Norfolk club was de
nied as no evidence was presented to
show that the president of the latter
club had agreed to exempt him from
reservation.
A request of President Powers, of
tho Eastern league, for permission to
hold exhibition games In National
league territory prior and subsequent
to tne regular eeason, was presented.
It was decided that clubs of a minor
leaguo had no right to play games In
the territory of the major league with
out permission of tho latter.
The claim of the Lancaster club for
James Hannlvan, who was reserved by
Brooklyn and traded to Rochester was
dismissed.
The Atlantic league was ordered to
pay by May 15, 1898, whatever Is due
players to which it had become In
debted In assuming the liabilities of
the Athletic club.
On motion It was decided that the
money advonced.by Ted Sullivan to
start tho New Jersey league should ho
refunded nnd it was so orde'red,
ItntcllfTo's Nrntntice.
New York. Feb. 28. The proceedings for
perjury agnlnst Edward J. Ratcllffe, the
actor, will be abandoned nnd he will soon
begin serving his six months' sentence
for assaulting his wife, Allco DeLacey
Ratcllffe.
I'diinsylyniilu Pensions.
Washington, Feb. 28. These Pennsyl
vania pensions linvo been Issued: Orig
inal Daniel N. Gross. Northumberland,
$0; James Q. Molt, WUkes-Barre, $8.
THE NEWS THIS MOltNINU
Weather Indications Today!
Pair; Variable Winds.
1 General Maine Court of Inquiry Re
turns to llnvana.
War Clouds Rlso in South America,
J.oIngs of a Day In Congress.
?. Local New Line of Study for Scran
ton Schools.
3 Local-Arguments for a New Judicial
District.
Annual Statement of tho County Com
missioners. 4 Editorial.
Comment of the Press.
C Local Joint Estlmnteq Committee
Cutting Down the Appropriations.
Democratic Disruption on the Board
of Control.
6 Local West Side and Suburban,
7 Lackawanna County News.
5 Progress of tho Lattlmcr Trln,
Tho Markets.
MR. SINOERLY'S FUNERAL.
It Will Tnkn Place on Wednesday.
The Clergymen nnd Pnll-llenrer.
Philadelphia, Feb. 28. The sudden
death yesterday of William M. Slngerly
has brought to the family of the de
ceased many telegrams and letters ex
pressive of condolence nnd sorrow from
men prominent In political and busi
ness life In all parts of the country.
Many of them announce their Inten
tion to be present at tho funeral of the
late publisher nnd editor, which will
take place on AVednesday afternoon
next. Services will be held nt the resi
dence and will be in charge ot Rev.
Francis T. Rohblns, pastor of the Pres
byterian church at Greenfield, Mass.,
and Rev. John II. Converse, rector of
the Protestant Episcopal church at
Gwynedd, Pa. Both clergymen were
Intimate friends of Mr. Slngerly for
many years. Interment will be at
Laurel Hill cemetery.
The list of honorary pall-bearers con
tains the names of men of prominence,
nil of whom have been closely asso
ciated with Mr. Slngerly In social and
business life. The list Is ns follows:
Governor Daniel H. Hastings, ex-Governor
Robert E. Pnttlson, Mayor
Charles F. Warwick, Judge James Gay
Gordon, Judge Mayer Sulzberger, Bar
clay H. Warburton. Colonel A. K. Mc
Clure. Colonel Clayton McMIchael,
Charles Emory Smith, George W. C.
Drexel, William L. McLean, Robert
S. Davis, James Elverson, John Rus
sell Young, Samuel Gustlno Thomp
son, Richard G. Oellers, John Wana
maker, P. A. B. WIdener, William L.
nikins, George Fhlller, Richard Y
Cook, George II. Earle, Jr., and Benja
min T. Van Schalck.
The active pall-bearers were Theo
odore Wright, editor-in-chief of the
Record: "John W. Bailey, managing
editor of the Record, Richard J. Len
non and William Steel, ot Philadel
phia, nnd W. T. Warburton and George
B. Kerfoot, of Elkton, Md.
TRIP OF THE DAUNTLESS.
Supposod to llnvo Tnkon Arms to the
Ciibnns.
Jacksonville, Fin., Feb. 28. The
steamer Dauntless, which left Fernan
dlna on Sunday night at 12 nnd Is
supposed to have carried a large cargo
of arms and ammunition to Cuba, ar
rived here this, morning.
Commander Plllsbury, of the dyna
mite cruiser Vqsuvius, having been in
formed by telephone from Fort George
of the arrival of the Dauntless, went
down, the river, at an early hour to es
cort her up the river. The Vesuvius
returned to port along with the Daunt
less and is now anchored In the river.
No steps have leen taken by the gov
ernment, to seize tho Dauntless.
INDIANS WERE INNOCENT.
Victims oi nn Oklahoma Lynching
Could llnvo Proved 1111 Alibi.
Guthrie. Okla., Feb. 2S. Ever since
the burning of the two Indians for tho
murder of Mrs. Laird at Maud, I. T
It has been asserted that Lincoln Mc
Gelscy, the younger of tho two, was
innocent. The evidence brought out at
the hearings has served to corroborate
.this assertion.
It Is now learned that special agents
of the government have secured evi
dence establishing a complete alibi for
Sampson, the othvr victim, proving
that lie was forty miles from the Laird
home at the time ot the murder.
At Brooklyn Nnvy Yard.
New York. Feb. 2S. It was said nt the
Brooklyn navy yard today that tho rapid
lire guns received yesterdav had been ex
pected for a year and that no special sig
nificance was to be nttnehed to their ar
rival ut this time. Work is being rapltly
pushed forward on tho cruisers Chicago
nnd Atlanta and also on the dry dock.
More activity was observed at the navy
yard today than has been seen for a week
past and the consequent excitement was
communicated to the outside, where
crowds gathered at the gates ami specu
lated us to the prospects ot war.
.11 ordered nnd Bobbed.
Cincinnati, O.. Feb. 2S.-John Aber?el
ler, aged 51, was murdered In his room
on Ann street, Newport, Ky., early today
and robbed of a purse of J.'W. The noise
of an altercation aroused Fred Dnctzer.
who occupied adjoining rooms. lie heard
a pistol shot. Bushing to Aberseller's
room he saw James Iiatlcan In tho door
way with a rovolvor. Ratlcan escaped.
Captain Itnudlo Decorated.
New York, Feb. 2S. Tho agent of tho
Holland-Amerlcnn line received a cable
gram today stating that tho queen of
Holland has decorated Captain W. G.
Handle, of the American liner St. Louis,
with the order of Orango-Nessnu, for res
cuing the crew and passengers of tho
Veendum. Captain Handle Is now nt
Newport News superintending the over
hauling of the St. Louis.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Philadelphia, Feb. 28. Among tho or
ders and Judgments filed toduy by the
Supreme court was the following: Per
curiam Commonwealth vs. Mitchell,
quarter sessions, Somerset county; peti
tion for allowance of an appeal from the
Superior court to tho Supreme court,
Upon duo consideration followed in pe
tition, allocator refused,
Cnpltnl t'omiiils.lon Injunction.
Harrisburg, Feb. 2S. Attorney General
McCormlck and Deputy Attorney General
Reeder will tomorrow present tho argu
ment to tho Supreme court In Philadel
phia In behalf of an Injunction restrain
ing the now cupltol commission from
uwarding a contract to erect the new
building. Counsel for tho commission
will contest the issuing of. tho injunction.
BILLS PASSED
IN CONGRESS
Sudden Change 'of Senti
ment Regarding Paris
Exposition.
HOUSE PRAISES ITSELF
Henry W. Corbett Is Turned
Down by Senate.
The Veto Agninat Him Wns 50 to Vj.
.11 r. Nliiitiuck and .Mr. Crecn Indulge,
in Debate Regarding the Interest of
Railroad Olliclnls in Matters of
Concern to tho Country--Mr. For
L'xplulns Bryan's Detent. '
Washington, Feb. 2S. The house
passed the sundry civil appropriation
hill today utter four days' debate. Tho
most Important action todny was the
elimination of appropriation for our
representation at the Paris exposition,
on 11 point of order. The sudden change
of sentiment In the house which U
often witnessed when members go on
record, v as Illustrated todny. On Fri
day last the bouse, In committee of the
whole, where there Is no lecord of the
vote, knocked out a provision In tl)e
bill for un apptopiintlon to pay those
who furnish the government with In
formation Uuding to the conviction of
tho viidutors of tho Internal revenue
laws und loday, in committee, nn extra
month's pay wi3 voted to the employes
of the house. Both these propositions
commanded a very respectable major
ity in the ceinni'ttcc, but when the
members vcted on roll calls In thu
house both ot them weru uvcrwhclirl
lngly defentt il. Several minor bills
were misled after tho sundry civil bill
was disponed of.
During the debate on the sundry civil
bill, Mr. Shattuch (Rep., O.), who was
for thirty years connected with tho
management of railroads, took occa
sion to answer an attack made upon
the railroads some time ago. Ho had
never known a railroad manager, ho
said, who was a calamity howler.
"Why should railroad men be calam
ity howlers7" asked Mr. Green (Pop.,
Neb.) "when they plunder the whole
country?"
"That statement Is absolutely false,"
returned Mr. Shattuch,"und the gentle
man who makes It knows It Is raise."
In the discussion which ensued Mr.
Fox (Dem MIs.s.) declared: "Deny it
as you will, it Is a fact that tho rail
roads and other corporations controlled
the vote of their employes for McKln
ley by 'intimidation, threats and brib
ery. If the laboring men of the coun
try had been allowed to vote their con
victions William J. Bryan would now
be president of the United States."
.CORBETT REJECTED.
Henry AV. Corbett was today denied
admission to the senate ns a senator
from Oregon on the appointment by
the governor by the decisive vote of
50 to 19. Speeches were made today
against the admission of Mr. Corletc
by Mr. Bacon (Ga.) and Burrows
(Mich.) and in favor of his admission
by Mr. Morgan (Ala.). After disposing
of the Corbett case the senate began
the consideration of the Alaska home
stead and railway right of way hill
and had not concluded It when It a'
Journcd.
TIRED OF LIFE.
Dr. Fulton nnd .Mrs. Leonora Cush
man Commit Suicide.
Philadelphia, Feb. 28. Mrs. Leonora
Cushman, a bride of three monthu,
committed suicide today by taking
carbolic acid, and Dr. Alexander Ful
ton, a prominent physician In the
northeastern section of the city, ended
his life tonight by shooting himself.
The motive In both cases Is unknown.
Mrs. Cushman was 24 years of age.
Her hufiband was Arthur Cushman, nn
electrician, and they lived at 342 North
Twelfth street. When her husband
reached home from His work he found
his wife dead on the bed. Two letters
were found on the table, one addressed
to him nnd ono to her mother. An
empty bottle, contnlnlner carbolic acid,
wns found close by. Until the coro
ner's Inquest the contents of the letters
will be withheld. Their married life
wns apparently harmonious, but re
cently Mrs. Cushman showed signs of
despondency.
Dr. Fulton, whose home was 2226 Am
ber street, was found in his office dead
with a bullet wound in his breast. He
leaves a widow nnd several children.
FIRE IN HILTON DLOLK.
Student IIciiuov Injured bv Jumping
from i High Window.
Cambridge, Mnos., Feb. 28. A fire in
the Hilton block on Mass avenue, near
Harvard square, to dav caused $30.
t'00 damage. I. W, Hennev. f Harford,
Conn., a sludont, was Injured by jump
ing from a window on the fifth story.
The block Is a llvo story structure, tho
upper part of which Is used as a dor
mitory bv Harvard men.
Henney was on the llfth lloor when
the Are was discovered, and all escape
by stnlrways was cut off by the flames.
Ho was Internally In lured.
Tho Ilernld'H Weather Forecast.
New York, March I. In the middle
states and New England, today, fair to
parUy cloudy weather and fresh north
easterly to westerly winds will prevail,
the winds brisk on tho coast In tho morn
Injr, becoming varlablo with Bllghtly low.
cr, followed ly slowly rising temperutura
and nioudlnesi. with rain or snow in the
lake region. On Wednesday, in both of
theso sections, partly cloudy to cloudy,
wurmcr weather will prevail, with froah.
to brisk southerly nnd southwesterly
winds und rain or snow, followed prob
ably by clearing in tho southern dUtrlcu
nt this section.
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